Health
Daily marijuana use among US college students highest since 1980
Daily marijuana use among the nation's college students is on the rise, surpassing daily cigarette smoking for the first time in 2014.
Sep 1, 2015
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Medical research
First laboratory study explaining effects of marijuana compound
Addiction researchers are only beginning to understand how dozens of chemical compounds found in the marijuana plant, known as cannabinoids, influence human health and behavior.
Aug 25, 2015
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Pediatrics
Adolescents uncertain about risks of marijuana, e-cigarettes, study finds
Teenagers are very familiar with the risks of smoking cigarettes, but are much less sure whether marijuana or e-cigarettes are harmful, according to a new study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
Jun 23, 2015
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Health
Canada top court rules marijuana cookies, teas legal
Canada's Supreme Court on Thursday expanded the definition of medical marijuana to allow users to bake it into cookies or brew pot leaves for tea instead of only smoking it.
Jun 11, 2015
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Health
Puerto Rico rejects smoking marijuana for medicinal purposes
Puerto Rico's justice secretary says smoking marijuana for medicinal use will not be allowed in the U.S. territory, but cannabis derivatives could be consumed in other fashions.
May 6, 2015
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Health
Puerto Rico authorizes medical marijuana
Puerto Rico's Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla has authorized the use of marijuana for medicinal use, in a surprise move after the US possession's legislature failed to act on the issue.
May 4, 2015
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Health
Increase in e-cigarette use, decrease in smoking, is encouraging, expert says
The increase in electronic cigarette use, coupled with a decrease in smoking, could be a positive sign for the prevention of cigarette use, said Lynn Kozlowski, University at Buffalo professor of community health and health ...
Apr 20, 2015
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Immunology
Marijuana: The allergen you never knew existed
Growing up, you may have been given reasons for not smoking marijuana. What you may not have heard is that marijuana, like other pollen-bearing plants, is an allergen which can cause allergic responses.
Mar 3, 2015
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Health
Alaska becomes 3rd state with legal marijuana
(AP)—Smoking, growing and possessing marijuana becomes legal in America's wildest state Tuesday, thanks to a voter initiative aimed at clearing away 40 years of conflicting laws and court rulings.
Feb 24, 2015
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Health
Maternal pot use under microscope in Colorado
Marijuana use by pregnant or nursing women might seem like a no-brainer of a bad idea, but a proposal in the state of Colorado to step up such warnings is raising concern because of limited research on the dangers.
Feb 3, 2015
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